Bronze horse

[Bronze horse]

Bronze horse, Warring States Period, 29 cm high

Peony, with its head up, ears and eyes erect, nostrils open, seems to be panting. The head of the horse is carefully and vividly shaped, the undulation of the body shows the fat and strong horse, and the tail is tied with a knot. This horse should be a burial object. In ancient times, death is like life. In the tombs of nobles in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there were often objects of the royal, chariots and horses unearthed. At this time, the animal images in the tombs appeared mostly in the form of handicrafts, either as containers or as tool seats; In the Warring States Period, metal, pottery, wood and other kinds of Ming wares appeared. Although the shape seemed ancient, it marked the emergence of a new funeral system and prepared conditions for the growth and development of future generations of pottery figurines